Do 32% of Nigerians own bitcoin as Twitter CEO claimed?

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Do 32% of Nigerians own bitcoin as Twitter CEO claimed?

Elizabeth Ogunbamowo August 26, 2021 0

Claim: Jack Dorsey, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Twitter, the microblogging platform, recently tweeted that 32%...

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Michael Jackson did not sing Islamic song that allegedly put Saudi Arabia in debt

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Michael Jackson did not sing Islamic song that allegedly put Saudi Arabia in debt

Mohammed Dahiru Lawal August 26, 2021 0

Claim: A viral video claims the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, had sung a song titled...

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Did You Know There Are Billions of Social Media Bots Designed to Mimic Humans? Here’s How to Spot Them

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Did You Know There Are Billions of Social Media Bots Designed to Mimic Humans? Here’s How to Spot Them

Mohammed Dahiru Lawal August 26, 2021 0

“Bots” — automated social media accounts which pose as real people — have a huge presence on...

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Viral Claim on President Bio’s Arrival Package False!

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Viral Claim on President Bio’s Arrival Package False!

Antonia Howard August 26, 2021 0

Claim: A viral message on WhatsApp purporting to be from the Sierra Leone People’s Party’s (SLPP) spokesperson...

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True, Kaduna iron ore mining company is recruiting

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True, Kaduna iron ore mining company is recruiting

Nanji Nandang August 25, 2021 0

Claim: A viral message circulating on  WhatsApp claims that a multi-billion Naira Iron ore mining company located...

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What you need to know about the 3 brands of Covid-19 vaccines deployed in Nigeria

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What you need to know about the 3 brands of Covid-19 vaccines deployed in Nigeria

Lami Sadiq August 25, 2021 1

On March 2nd, Nigeria became the third West African country to receive nearly 4million COVID-19 dosage of...

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Soldiers did not kill Farakwai youth as widely claimed by Nigerian media

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Soldiers did not kill Farakwai youth as widely claimed by Nigerian media

Aisha Ali, Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle August 25, 2021 0

Claim: Nigeria’s Guardian Newspaper, Sahara Reporters, Opera News and other local media claim that soldiers killed and...

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No evidence Kenya traveled with 87 athletes, 90 officials to Tokyo Olympics

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No evidence Kenya traveled with 87 athletes, 90 officials to Tokyo Olympics

Lilian Mutinda August 24, 2021 0

Claim: A tweet shared on Twitter claims that Kenya took  87 athletes and 90 officials, a ratio...

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Four questions to ask when consuming information online

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Four questions to ask when consuming information online

Funmilola Afolabi August 24, 2021 0

The information age also known as the jet age has brought a significant increase in available sources...

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Marburg virus: What you need to know about Disease recently detected in West Africa

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Marburg virus: What you need to know about Disease recently detected in West Africa

Faith Adeoye August 24, 2021 0

On Monday, August 9, 2021, the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed the first case of Marburg virus...

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